Impoverished children already spend
fall, winter and spring grappling with pressures and strife at home, at school
and on the street. A long, empty summer is a sure recipe for trouble. JOIN Israel's day camps provide nourishing fun, activities and healthy bonding with peers and
counselors for 650 underprivileged kids each summer.

JOIN-Day Camp subsidizes
existing school-based camps for families that cannot afford it, in order to
avoid duplication and maintain social and education connections. Camps for
youngest-age children are established where necessary with major community
involvement.

Story
of Success

Lior and Moriel were having a tough
time. Their father had left home and moved in with the mother of one of their
classmates. He started coming to school on behalf of the other child, no longer
for them. They felt like the other kids were mocking them. The street was full
of tough kids who intimidated them. And their home was generally empty and cold
as their mother worked long hours to put food on the table. They never went
anywhere, not even for trips to a museum or a park. Attention, activity and
acceptance seemed light years away.

JOIN Israel’s
Beit Shemesh summer camp was the answer to their prayers! The enthusiasm,
warmth and inclusion of the counselors and other campers deeply touched them,
and the trips were dreams come true. Lior and Moriel had the time of their
lives and returned to school with a new attitude. Now they know there are
people out there who care about them, and they can't wait to go to camp again
next year!